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I have 3 of Dr. Bookspan's books, and have utilized her extensive website as well. I was amazed at how quickly her methods worked on fixing my pain, pain that I had for years. No doctors, chiropractors, trainers have been able to do what Dr. Bookspan accomplished in about 5 minutes. And that is no exaggeration -- literally 5 minutes of stretching and re-posturing and I felt 80% better. And I continue to feel better every day. I hope this works for you as well. It is miserable to live with pain. This is the first review I felt compelled to write, but I feel very strongly about spreading the word - genius!

This book is written by a practicing exercise physiologist with years of experience in rehabilitation and a history of athletic accomplishments. She addresses nutrition (no need for supplements), exercise (no need for a gym), stretching (too much or improper technique can cause irreversible damage), and health and fitness myths. Don't listen to trainers who have experience from only working in a gym and who only have 8 hours of "training certification" from a certificate mill. Get advice from a practicing PhD in exercise physiology.

This book does a good job of summing up healthy habits for most aspects of health and exercise. It offers insight into causes of problems and measures for prevention, as well as treatment. One thing this book does not suggest, is to "buy this product for this, buy this product for that and yet another fabulously expensive miracle herb for all your health needs." No bull here, everything you need to make lifestyle changes with good reasons.

I highly recommend this book. Overused statement, but the myths revealed in this book, along with the absolute TRUTH about the human body, care and feeding, have been very useful for me. Suffering back problems put a cramp in my lifestyle to say the least. I searched everywhere for the answers and they were here. So many things we do to our backs that we think are OK, or are healthy are NOT! I was going to therapy 3-5 times weekly with no relief until I started practicing some of the good Dr's remedies. A MUST READ.

Book Review: Chestnut Hill Local. Page 12. Thursday December 24, 1998********************************************By calling her latest book 'Health & Fitness In Plain English,' Dr. Jolie Bookspan implies that previous publications on the subject are often couched in language that is anything but plain. The point is well taken. In observing that clutter is the disease of American writing, critic William Zinsser has hit the nail on the head. "We are a society of unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon."All the more reason, therefore, to rejoice at finding a book--especially a health book--that is absolutely free of clutter. No useless ornamentation or pompous frills here. The subject is much too important to monkey around with and the author knows this. She also knows that in order to write clearly, one must think clearly. This is easier said than done, of course, but Bookspan has admirably kept her promise to use "plain English" throughout the 357 pages of this ambitious treatise. She seems instinctually to have honored Thoreau's advice to "Simplify! Simplify."A warning on the book's back cover sets the tone: "If you care about keeping fit, you've been bombarded with exercise and nutrition advice. Most of it will cost you money. Some can cost you your health. You need straight talk on what works and what doesn't. This powerful guide cuts though the hype and brings you the truth. Before you invest in an exercise gimmick, stop at your health food store, or sign a contract at your local gym, find out about..."There follows a daunting list of questions and problems we can expect to encounter in our quest for good health:(1) The six worst stretching mistakes. (2) Best routines to end back pain. (3) Firm bodies or massive muscles--how to get what you want. (4) The biggest health food store rip-offs. (5) Food and herb stimulants from coffee to ma huang--the good, the bad, and the dangerous. (6) The best machines and routines for back and biceps, shoulders, chest, triceps, and legs--without getting hurt. Bookspan's credentials are most impressive. She is a sports medicine and post rehabilitation specialist and a former research physiologist for the United States Navy. She served in the U.S. Army and received her M.Ed. and Ph.D. in exercise physiology and environmental physiology. A researcher who has worked at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, Bookspan has spent 18 years studying how the human body works in conditions of heat, cold, altitude, immersion, exercise, injury, high G forces, and weightlessness. She is also the author of several medical textbook chapters, the book "Diving Physiology In Plain English," and numerous articles that have appeared in publications such as Triathlete, Fitness Cycling, and Underwater USA. She lives in Philadelphia. Her new inspiring book was published by Kensington Books, New York. Each of its 31 chapters is heade